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Oyster River Names Interim Mast Way Elementary School Principal

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Oyster River Cooperative School District
SAU No. 5
Superintendent James Morse
36 Coe Drive
Durham, NH 03824

For Immediate Release

Tuesday, June 11, 2019

Media Contact: Kelsey Bode
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: [email protected]

Oyster River Names Interim Mast Way Elementary School Principal

Oyster River High School Assistant Director of Special Education Misty Lowe has been selected as Mast Way Elementary School’s interim principal for the 2019-2020 school year. Lowe has four children, from left: Haley Manchester, Noah Lowe, Caleb Manchester, Misty Lowe and Taylor Neal. (Courtesy Photo Misty Lowe)

LEE — Superintendent Jim Morse is pleased to share that Misty Lowe, assistant director of special education at Oyster River High School, has been selected to fill the role of interim principal at Mast Way Elementary next year.

Lowe has worked at Oyster River Cooperative School District for approximately six years, and will serve as Mast Way Elementary School’s interim principal for the duration of the 2019-2020 school year. Her first day in her new role will be July 1.

The district began the search for an interim principal after current Mast Way Elementary School Principal Carrie Vaich announced this May that she would be leaving her post at the end of the school year. 

An Arkansas native, Lowe moved to New Hampshire in 1999. Lowe has held a variety of roles throughout her career in education, and has worked as a paraeducator, elementary school teacher, middle and high school level special education teacher, building level coordinator, special education director and assistant principal.

“I feel driven to do this work and passionate about serving our children in the community,” Lowe said. “My goal while at Mast Way is to first learn about the school community and become a part of it. I also want to honor the hard work that the staff, students and families of this school have done over the years to become a nationally recognized Blue Ribbon School.”

In 2018, Mast Way was also honored as the only National Blue Ribbon School in the state for its academic performance.

In addition to her career in education at Oyster River Cooperative School District, Lowe also serves on her local school board in Strafford.

“Misty has demonstrated a passion for education and student growth that makes her a wonderful fit for this role,” Superintendent Morse said. “She has a knack for supporting students in reaching their goals and helping staff execute their best work. We’re looking forward to having her join the Mast Way community.”

The district will begin a search for Principal Vaich’s permanent replacement for the 2020-2021 school year in November. The search will be a thorough process that will include a wide range of stakeholders.

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Oyster River’s Moharimet Elementary Students Visit State Farming Museum

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Oyster River Cooperative School District
SAU No. 5
Superintendent James Morse
36 Coe Drive
Durham, NH 03824

For Immediate Release

Thursday, May 30, 2019

Media Contact: Jordan Mayblum
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: [email protected]

Oyster River’s Moharimet Elementary Students Visit State Farming Museum

DURHAM — Principal David Goldsmith is pleased to announce that students at Moharimet Elementary School visited the New Hampshire Farm Museum last week.

Each year, Moharimet adopts a curriculum enrichment theme, and the school hosts assemblies and activities throughout the year to support that theme. This school year’s theme was “Year of the Farmer.”

“We chose farming as our theme this year because it is vital to our society and is an integral part of the New Hampshire seacoast in various forms,” Principal Goldsmith said. “We hoped that students would increase their understanding and appreciation for farming, the work it requires, and its connection to a healthy environment.”

Farming themed events at the school this year included a presentation by an oyster farmer, a herding demonstration with sheep dogs and a farmer’s market that featured representatives from local fruit, vegetable, meat and plant farms.

The “Year of the Farmer” culminated last week for Moharimet students with a field trip.

On Wednesday, May 22, a group of 320 Moharimet students, 100 staff members and 30 chaperones visited the New Hampshire Farm Museum in Milton. Students in kindergarten through second grade visited animals, took a tour of the farm house, went on a tractor ride, participated in a barn scavenger hunt, ate cobbler, visited a garden and played outdoor games. The students also learned about spinning, butter and candle making.

At the museum, students in third and fourth grades learned about tractor and engine repair, outdoor cooking, symbols of democracy, planting, crochet, basket making, soap making, weaving, quill writing, sewing and embroidery.

After visiting the museum, Moharimet students, staff and chaperones also visited McKenzies Farm, located across the street from the NH Farm Museum, to learn about fruit farming and grafting.

Administrators and faculty coordinated the trip with the help of Kagen Weeks, the head of the NH Farm Museum. Weeks helped the school organize the day and events, and also recruited volunteers.

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Oyster River High School to Host Annual Celebration of Freshman Students’ World Cultures Work

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Oyster River Cooperative School District
SAU No. 5
Superintendent James Morse
36 Coe Drive
Durham, NH 03824

For Immediate Release

Friday, May 24, 2019

Media Contact: Jordan Mayblum
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: [email protected]

Oyster River High School to Host Annual Celebration of Freshman Students’ World Cultures Work

DURHAM — Superintendent James Morse is pleased to announce that Oyster River High School freshmen will take part in the annual celebration of their impact on the world around them.

The 12th annual Power of One: Students Creating Change will be held on Tuesday, May 28, and will serve as the culmination of a year’s worth of work by 200 freshmen in their World Cultures classes.

One of the core goals of the World Cultures curriculum is to encourage students to become active participants within their own communities and give back on a global scale. In this spirit, The Power of One Project was created as a way to demonstrate to students how they can make a meaningful impact on the world.

“We hope to help them understand that what they say, do and think is critically important, and that they, like many of the people we have learned about, can effect change in the world,” said ORHS social studies teacher Matt Pappas.

Students each chose an issue they are concerned about, researched the issue to better understand the root causes and impact it is having, and took action to address their chosen issue.

The focus of their projects include local, national and global issues, and they cover a wide range of topics, from focusing on local farming and homeless veterans to explaining the perils of shark finning and raising funds to combat Haitian poverty. Other projects focused on issues like land mines, ocean pollution, cancer, elephant poaching, water wells in rural Africa and food insecurity.

In the past, students have raised and donated over $20,000 for local and international charities and educated thousands about critical challenges throughout the world.

The Power of One event will be held Tuesday, May 28th from 5-6:30 p.m. in the ORHS cafeteria. Students from Durham, Lee, Madbury and Barrington will participate in the Power of One. The entire event is free and the public is encouraged to attend.

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Oyster River Cooperative School District Says Goodbye to Principal Carrie Vaich

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Oyster River Cooperative School District
SAU No. 5
Superintendent James Morse
36 Coe Drive
Durham, NH 03824

For Immediate Release

Tuesday, May 21, 2019

Media Contact: John Guilfoil
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: [email protected]

Oyster River Cooperative School District Says Goodbye to Principal Carrie Vaich

DURHAM – Superintendent James Morse announces that Carrie Vaich is leaving her position as Mast Way Elementary School Principal at the end of this year.

Principal Vaich has chosen to move on from her position at Mast Way Elementary School for personal reasons, and will end her seven-year career with the district this June.

“Carrie has been a dedicated, supportive principal throughout her career at Mast Way, and has helped her students and staff flourish and grow,” Superintendent Morse said. “She will be missed greatly, and we wish her the very best in her future endeavors.”

During her career at Mast Way, Principal Vaich started a full day kindergarten program, implemented the Eureka Math Program and supported improvements to the school’s mental health and wellness agenda.

In 2018, Mast Way was also honored as the only National Blue Ribbon School in the state for its academic performance.

Superintendent Morse will appoint an interim principal for the 2019-20 school year. Beginning in November, the district will begin a thorough process that will include a wide range of stakeholders to assist in finding Principal Vaich’s permanent replacement for the 2020-21 school year.

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